The routine business of charting the financial direction of Wylie Independent School District is in progress and included a budget presentation at last month’s board of trustees meeting.

As Wylie ISD prepares for the 2025-26 fiscal year, administrators are building a financial plan shaped by modest student enrollment growth, shifting property values and an uncertain state funding environment.

“The 25-26 number is just a placeholder,” said Scott Roderick, assistant superintendent of finance and operations, referencing preliminary projections for local property value growth. “Last year, we stood before you and said we think— because of interest rate hikes that were going on— [we figured] the Wylie schools (property values) will go up about 5%. When it all settled, it was over 12%.”

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